Haryana Assembly elections: India’s richest woman Savitri Jindal backs BJP, says ‘for development of Hisar’ | India News – Times of India

Savitri Jindal, the country’s richest woman who won the Haryana elections as an independent, extended her support to the BJP, which is all set to form a government in the state for the historic third time. While extending support, Jindal said she supported the party “for the development of Hisar“.
“For the development of Hisar so that people get to know the place, I have decided to support the BJP government,” ANI quoted Savitri Jindal as saying.
Earlier today, she met Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb.
“Dharmendra Pradhan, Biplab Deb and Surendra Nagar visited my residence and met Savitri ji. My mother told them that her aim of politics and contesting elections is to ensure that Hisar develops and that they fulfill the dreams of (Om Prakash) Jindal fulfills,” said Naveen Jindal after the meeting.
In the latest development, with her, and two other independents already voicing their support, the BJP’s tally in the state assembly has risen to 51.
Savitri Jindal, mother of BJP’s Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal, had won from her stronghold Hisar after contesting as an independent against the BJP’s Kamal Gupta. Previously, she served as a minister in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government between 2005 and 2013 before quitting the party.
The other two independent candidates do Devender Kadyanan entrepreneur-turned-politician from Sonipat district, and a rebel in Congress Rajesh Joon.
Kadyan defeated former Speaker and senior Congress leader Kuldeep Sharma by 35,209 votes from Ganaur. While Joon, a confidante of ex-CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda, won from Bahadurgarh by defeating Dinesh Kaushik of BJP by 41,994 votes.